sewer work underway at tropicana and koval. < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((patrick walker)) > we're going to find out soon... his shadow or not this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) here's a live look as we wait to see... if we'll get six more weeks of winter... or if spring is almost here. almost here. ad/lib ((patrick walker)) > n-v energy is proposing grandfathering existing rooftop solar customers... if they installed their system or applied for one... by september 10-th, 2015. the filing suggests seven ways the p-u-c could do this. one proposal calls for solar customers to move into higher rates over 4-years. another suggests it would let customers keep the old rates for 20-years. n-v energy chose september 10-th as the cut off... because that's when the state hit an imposed limit on net metering. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > super bowl week is here... and football fans can't wait for the big game! > kick off is set for this sunday at 3:30... right here on c-b-s. now you also have a chance to win 25- hundred dollars... during our special broadcas

behind the strip at tropicana and koval. this is a sewer work project that's underway in the area. things running behind scheduled with a sewer project on the west side of town. durango and cheyenne is still under construction. < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((patrick walker)) > caesar's palace will host a celebration of life tomorrow... to honor celine dion's husband. the event for rene angelil will a series of speakers will share their stories and memories about him. the celebration will be also be streamed online. rene passed away several weeks ago from throat cancer. celine is scheduled to perform again this month... but it's unclear if she will keep those shows. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > a mother is hearing her son's heart beat for the first time in 3-years. ((patrick walker)) the emotional reunion that brought two families together... after trying to find the right match. ((kirsten joyce)) and changes are coming to mccarran. the construction project that's in place... to handle more international flights. /// are thankful for each other... following a t

flamingo still closed from the east side of the strip to koval... one of out photographers who is down there right now said it looks like things are wrapping up, so hopefully this road will reopen soon. > < > < > back to you. ((brian loftus)) > you can find a new love of your life at the animal foundation, just in time for valentine's day. through february 15th... adoption fees for dogs and cats over six months are just fourteen dollars... same with all rabbits. you're looking at some of the pets available. the animal foundation has more than 120 dogs, 30 cats, and eight rabbits up for adoption right now./// ((kirsten joyce)) > practicing...wit hout ever hitting the field. ((brian loftus)) why professional football teams...use virtual reality to prep for games. two presidential candidates...arg uing about the iowa caucus. why ted cruz says donald trump is throwing a "trump-er- praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator, bernie sanders passed more roll-call amendments in a republican co

construction at tropicana and koval is part of a sewer project that county is working on... work started last month on a tropicana improvement project. 4 miles of the road will be fixed. starting the 17th, there will be 24 hour lane restrictions at eastern and mcleod. < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) > henderson ((kirsten joyce)) > henderson police made two arrests... in connection with a deadly villas at green valley. 23-year-old krystal guice and 25-year-old deonte coleman... were taken into custody... hualapai. in a shooting... where a 26- year-old man was found dead. investigators say guice and the victim share custody of a child... and shots were fired during a meeting with the child. this is the second homicide in ((brian loftus)) > teacher jobs are opening up at several universities here in southern nevada. the western governor's university and u-n-l-v are both offering up full-ride scholarships... to nevadans hoping to become teachers. the money has to be handed out before late march... so you have this entire month to sign up. if

there's construction on tropicana and koval right now, which is causing some lane closures in the area. no accidents in the valley right now. < > < > ((kirsten joyce)) > county leaders want to know your of maryland parkway. plans include using public art to revitalize the roadway...from cashman field. the meeting will be held this evening at six...at the winchester cultural center on mcleod drive. it's part of a study funded by clark county, las vegas, u-n- l-v, and the national endowment of the arts./// ((patrick walker)) > the n-f-l is keeping the door open... for the oakland raiders to move the league issued a memo yesterday... in it, it didn't rule out the possibility of a move... but just told the teams how to respond if questioned. raiders owner mark davis met with sands owner sheldon adelson last week. they talked about a new billion dollar stadium that is being proposed near unlv. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > hundreds of c-c-s-d high school students are skipping the classroom ... and heading into the workforce...at least for today. they're shadowing professionals in fields they're i

first, you have a project to deal with at koval... another project is underway between eastern and boulder highway. ndot is working to fix up that stretch. > back to you. /// acts of kindness recipients... who brings his passion for dance to at- risk kids in the valley... used the funds provided by klas tv... to become a non profit 501 c-3. we're talking about tyrell rolle. he received our award last february. he's created the " rolle project"... which is a dance company and arts- centered non - profit project. tyrell had been a full time cirque performer, but had to take a break due to hip surgery. he's focusing full time on the rolle project, which he says is a positive place where kids... and teens can escape the crime and violence that plagues certain communities in las vegas. (( tyrell rolle/recipient: "right now we're working with the at risk underprivileged kids, so we are now giving them a chance to have a scholarship, to be able to dance, and sing, do much greater.")) ((kirsten joyce)) proceeds from an upcoming performance wi

you can take trop, but just beware of the construction at koval. now for a check of weather with sherry./// sherry swensk < we'll start out the week very chilly and wet today... but northerly winds will set up as we start out february and we'll dry out quickly over the next day or so. but it will take a while to warm up. ........... highs just in the 40s for the next couple of days. let's check the radar and see that we have rain and even some low elevation snow. we could see some flakes in higher areas around the valley for just a minute or two. .... gusty winds with a wind advisory thorugh tonight... ........... let's check rain totals which have been impressive - more than a quarter inch in some neighborhoods. ........... look how cool temps stay this week... just barely getting back into the low 50s by midweek. we struggle to make it even close to 60 degrees by the end of the week. sunshine through the week./// > back to kirsten./// > tech students are behind bars... in connection with the abduction and murder of a virginia teenager. 18-year-ol

flamingo is closed from the east side of the strip to koval. crews are reopening the westbound side of traffic. < > < > < > back to you! state college wants to get you in their classrooms.. and it's offering "on- the-spot" scholarships.. to do it. n-s-c is holding its first open house for prospective students today... to show off its newly expanded campus. students who have a cumulative g-p-a of 3 point 2-5 or higher will be eligble for on the spot academic scholarships. nevada state college's open house kicks off at 5-30 this evening at their campus in henderson./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a controversial convention.. hits the las vegas strip. ((brian loftus)) the hunters showcasing their field.... and the thousands of people.. protesting their trade show. ((kirsten joyce)) plus.. ben and jerry's... ditches the milk. the new ice cream.. going viral this morning. ((brian loftus)) > and.. kids have to dodge cars at this intersection. you say this driving you crazy. how demetria is helping get the problem fixed./// trending... chris howe says he want

> demetria obilor flamingo remains closed from the east side of the strip to koval as crews make the new jason bourne movie. avoid the area using alternates like desert inn or tropicana... < > < > ((kirsten joyce)) > making our lives longer... and healthier. ((brian loftus)) researchers say they have a new process that extends the lifespan of mice... how it works... and when doctors say they could start testing it on people. chris maathius is in san becoming the most expensive sporting event in history! average tickets are about 5- grand! ((brian loftus)) our very own chris maathius is in san francisco... prices. i remember less than a year ago, tickets for the floyd mayweather, manny pacquiao fight were crazy expensive. but guess what super bowl 50 even more expensive. tickets to the game can be bought at a price:

you may be able to exit earlier at russell and use that route to cone zone on tropicana and koval...this is a sewer project. a lot of the work happens overnight. < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > our "what's cool at school" segment this morning... covering a "career day" at frias elementary... has been pushed to next friday, march 4th. unfortunately, we are experiencing a technical glitch with our "cool at school" voting page. so as of today, viewers are not able to vote for our two previous segments, or the new one.... set to air today. we are working on this problem... and will let you know, on-air and online.. as soon as everything is back up and running. to the school communities at western high school, wallin elementary, and frias elementary...thi s should be resolved by next week. to win $250 for your school program. thank you for your patience as we resolve this problem. /// ((brian loftus)) > church on sunday night has a whole new meaning for one town. ((kirsten joyce)) what the church has inside.. company lyft is filing a lawsuit against

construction work underway at tropicana nd koval through march. expect delays in the area. < > < > < > ((kirsten joyce)) > metro is apologizing for the 9-1-1 ((brian loftus)) the reason they're still not million dollar system to malfunction./// surrender to british police tomorrow ... if a united nations panel on arbitrary detention rules against him. assange is wanted for questioning about an alleged he says the charges are an attempt to extradite him to the u-s because wikileaks published sensitive documents online. assange has been living in the ecuadoran embassy in long since the summer of 2012, when the country granted him asylum./// ((brian loftus)) > the irs says it stopped accepting electronically filed tax returns because of problems with some of its computer systems. the outage could affect refunds, but the i-r-s doesn't anticipate major disruptions. the e-file system and "where's my refund" service are part of the affected areas. companies like turbotax and h&r block are not affected, but have to hold on to your tax return until the i-r

eastbound flamingo is closed between the strip and koval as < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the life is beautiful music festival is coming back to las vegas... for it's fourth straight year. ((brian loftus)) the event will be from september 23-rd through the 25-th. pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10-am. the line-up hasn't been released yet... but expect it to be a good one! in the past... the festival has brought big names into town... like kanye west, the killers, imagine dragons, and kendrick lamar. /// airline is bringing back a policy... they got rid of nearly 15-years ago. ((kirsten joyce)) when united airlines will allow families to pre-board... for bill cosby asked a judge... to throw out the only charges for sexually assaulting a woman... despite dozens of accusations. cosby made his first court appearance yesterday. he's accused of drugging and sexually assaulting former temple university employee... andrea constand at his home in 2004. she settled a civil case against the comedian in 2006... for an undisclosed sum. cosby'

delays on eastbound tropicana and koval as crews continue work on a sewer project. leave early...or take flamingo...crew s aren't working < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > a wandering sculpture is getting a lot of attention in chicago. ((kirsten joyce)) what it's doing... . and how the artist created it... artist created it... so it could move by itself. > the golden state warriors were invited to the white house... celebrating their n-b-a champion title from last year. the warriors beat the cleveland cavaliers in the 2014-2015 season... to earn the title as n-b-a the team toured the white house before meeting president obama. stephen curry brought the president a small gift... his own warriors jersey with the number 44 on it. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > the city of chicago is known for its architecture... but there's a piece of artwork wandering around the iconic bean. a dutch artist created this sculpture... called the "strand-beest". it's made out of plastic tubing and moves by itself with the help of the wind. the sculpture i

> demetria obilor expect overnight closures on flamingo between las vegas bouelvard and koval for the filming of the new bourne movie. i'd expect them out through the end of the week. at times, eastbound flamingo will be completely closed. ndot crews will be out doing some utility trench work for project neon. expect closures in the spaghetti bowl overnight. ((demetria obilor)) > one of our viewers sent us these photos... of what looks like a bad parking job. a car drove up onto another car at the smith's parking lot... near lake mead and rampart sunday morning. several witnesses say the driver turned into the parking lot too quick... and went up on the car. fortunately, no one was hurt. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > the iowa caucuses are today... but ours are just around the corner! why experts say the nevada caucuses play an important role, even though they're not the first in the nation. that story and more... coming up at five./// already building in san francisco. the denver broncos and carolina panthers arrived sunday... while events all over the bay area kicked off this weekend. jami

was to have them go through the process of creating a bill and then lobbying for their cause sashka koval "it's helped me learn that it's difficult to create a law, or think of a law, and there's a lot of research that you have to do." williams: "and so let's see if some of their bills will make the community a better place" the kids all worked in groups to create their multi-media presentations and were graded on factors such as having a clear and consistent focus and showing reasons why the their proposed law. judges were invited in to critique them. mr williams "...allows them to push themselves and so, inviting people from the community - we have two lobbyists, a sheriff,a firefighter creating a bill was a big challenge for some, but also inspiring sam "i'd like to run for government, or i'd like to be a lawyer some day." covering school watch, andi guevara channel 2 news still to come... facebook is expanding the way its users can comment on posts... what emotions you can now express online- coming up at 5:30. angela: "with the recent dry weather everyone wants to know our odds of ha

a white cadillac pulled up alongside knight's car at the intersection of koval and more than a dozen fox five found two former l-a-p-d detectives... both with their own murder theories. one of them is russell poole... he became involved in the investigation after rapper chirstopher wallace otherwise known as notorious b-i-g was killed in los angeles... he worked on the case for 20 years cops were murders. in september - he died in a meeting with the la county sheriffis department about new evidence he uncovered... " carlin- a man takes 2 billion heart beats and the last 2thousand are in a meeting with the sheriffs talking about sheriff corruption and he passes away in the meeting i mean it defies logic " pooles cause of death was determined to be a heart attack... but some people close to him tell us... its way too coincidental. the las vegas metro police department told us they couldnt comment because its an ongoing investigation. join us tonight at ten.. for an indepth look at next .. governor sandoval speaks out about his name being thrown around to fill the vacancy at the supreme

a white cadillac pulled up alongside knights car at the intersection of flamingo and koval and someone fired more than a dozen shots... fox five found two former l-a-p-d detectives... who both shared their murder theories... one of them is russell poole... he started investigating after rapper christopher wallace, better known as notorious b-i-g was killed in los angeles... he worked on the case for 20 years and claimed dirty cops were involved in both murders... in september - he died while in a meeting with the la county sheriffis office about the new evidence he uncovered... " carlin- a man takes 2 billion heart beats and the last meeting with the sheriffs talking about sheriff corruption and he passes away in the meeting i mean it defies logic " pooles cause of death was determined to be a heart attack... but some people close to him tell us... its way too coincidental... coming up... tonight at ten.... you'll hear from another detective on the case... who says he can answer the question... "who shot tupac shakur". our fox5 special report tonight on fox five news at ten. a local te

"the two streets along the back, whether its koval or frank sinatra drive or industrial, dean martin, simply can't handle that kind of trafffic that we're talking about. it's often times used for deliveries, employees and what not, and at that rate it gets very congested at times and causes a huge traffic." some resorts on the strip... like the bellagio.... only have entrances on the strip... and would likely fight the idea. right now... there is no formal vote expected - or official proposal in the works for closing off the strip. wynn resorts is moving forward with an expansive retail complex on the strip. the company said today it will be called "wynn plaza" and debut in the fall of 2017. it will have two entrances directly off the strip... with its own valet service.... doubling the amount of retail space at the "wynn" and "encore". says the complex will take advantage of existing unused space - and take advantage of natural sunlight with atriums and a skylight rotunda. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty southwest gusts to 25 mph expected overnight with thos

imminent health hazard closures, we've got a starbucks full of sewage in the westin hotel on flamingo near koval. instead of shutting themselves down, starbucks kept operating in the midst of a sewage leak--catching the dripping waste in their handsink and trash cans. a food handler stood under leaking sewage from the ceiling to wash his hands, then immediately began to prepare customer drinks and food. sewage was also leaking next to open coffee. and how would you like to eat one of the sandwiches stored in this box? health inspectors found it covered with an unknown, disgusting- looking grease substance. /nat transition/ the other imminent health hazard closure was pretzelmaker in the boulevard mall. it was shut down for no hot water. there was also an excessively dusty fan blowing directly into the oven. restroom. and gooey black buildup on soda nozzles. darcy tag: starbucks and pretzelmaker both reopened with zero-demerit as. panda garden still has a c. darcy spears, 13 garden still has a c. darcy spears, 13 action news. new tonight... it's going to be a beautiful weekend.... at red rock can

demetria obilor eastbound flamingo from the east side of the strip to koval is closed down. it's scheduled to reopen soon. crews are filming the new bourne movie. accident on the blue diamond ramp to i-15 south. no other crashes, but plenty of cones... back to you! ((patrick walker)) > the nfl tried to tone done the super bowl's media day madness... joyce)) we'll show you all the craziness during the press conference.. and what peyton manning had to say about retirement. > plus.. construction starts then stops, but the cones aren't going away. demetria finds out what's going on in "what's driving you you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. on to the

crash in a cone zone on tropicana and koval, which is just behind mgm self-parking. building fire reported on decatur and charleston. < > < > back to you. /// brian loftus > more than 600 people will take to the steps of the highest building west of the mississippi this weekend. kirsten joyce 8 news now... as well as the american lung association is hosting sunday's "scale the strat." 8 news now reporter michael stevens is from the strat... hey michael? on sunday, february 28, 2016 more than 600 athletes of all abilities - elite to novice - will run or walk all 1,455 steps to the 108th floor of stratosphere tower in las vegas, with the goal of raising money for the american lung association in nevada's mission of preventing lung disease and promoting lung health. registration is now open for scale the strat, a fight for air climb, on sunday, february 28, fire at his workplace..sho oting ((kirsten joyce)) what we know about the alleged shooter this morning. ((brian loftus)) more cones in hendersonde metria shows you what's going on along galleria drive, coming up in "

crews are building bus stops between flamingo and koval. sewer work starts today at the flamingo and mcleod intersection. expect all sorts of lane restrictions and closures through early march. < > back to you! her dog.. volunteering for something that not everyone can do: (( becky gang/ acts of kindness recipient: "if we touch one person the day we come. we've done our job.)) ((kirsten joyce)) we'll meet the duo who make it their mission to help put people in hospice care.. at ease... in today's acts of kindness. ((brian loftus)) > and it's time for today's facebook contest. i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, get two breakfast croissants forfour bucks. you... it's not a volunteer job for everyone.. but it's the perfect fit for her, and her loving compan

. < demetria obilor >hit and run crash on flamingo and koval. metro is still on the scene. metro is also responding to a crash at las vegas boulevard and harmon, which is right by citycenter and planet hollywood. i'll tell you what's going on in about 10 minutes. < > let's send it over to sherry with a check of your weather./// sherry swensk < monday was another beautifully mild day...more like spring than winter... with well above normal temps in the 70s again. .......... this morning clear skies and light winds, with dry air. more sunshine today and highs back to the 70s. ......... right now a lot of neighborhoods near 50 degrees and feeling nice outside - but more like april instead of february! ........... the warm pattern is sticking around this week, your full weather now forecast is coming up. > back to you. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > the first electric car charging station is up and running...on a stretch of highway connecting las vegas and reno. it's located at the eddie world gas station in beatty. officials are still negotiating to get other charging stations along

film crews expected to be out on flamingo overnight between the strip and koval --expect full closures. < > < > back to you! votes in the 2016 president election will be cast tonight in iowa. the latest bloomberg/des moines register poll has donald trump leading the gop race in iowa at 28 percent.. .. ted cruz has 23 percent. and on the democratic side.. hillary clinton leads with 45- percent in iowa... followed by bernie sanders with 42- percent. with polls showing a tight race, the candidates made their closing arguments to voters sunday. marlie hall has the latest from des moines, iowa. hoping to dampen donald trump's momentum... texas senator ted cruz made his final pitch to iowa voters sunday... (ted cruz/ des moines) if everyone here brings nine other people to the caucuses tomorrow night, we will win the caucuses tomorrow, we will win the nomination, and we will win the general election in november 2016 during an event in sioux time labeling cruz dishonest and deceptive for sending out this flier... (trump /sioux city, ia) a voter violation. you see this? official documentation

demetria obilor crews are reopening flamingo between las vegas bouelvard and koval after the overnight filming of the jason bourne movie. accident at sandhill and tropicana. accident on desert inn and rainbow. < > < > back to you! fight at the new t-mobile area was just announced. canelo alverez will get into the ring with amir khan on may 7th. the two top boxers will duke it out in the 20- thousand seat arena.. just one month after it opens./// ((kirsten joyce)) > pre- sale tickets go on sale tomorrow for the popular "life is beautiful" art and music festival. it's taking over downtown september 23rd through the 25th. they haven't announced the line-up just yet... but life is beautiful never seems to disappoint. some of their past headliners included kanye west, kendrick and the killers./// ((brian loftus)) > just into the newsroom... kentucky senator rand paul just presidential run. the republican had been struggling in the polls... and landed just 4 and a half percent of the votes in the very first caucus in iowa./// ((brian loftus)) > a broncos' player won't be suiting up for the s

they were stopped here at the intersection of koval and flamingo... at 1115 a white cadillac pulled up alongside knights bmw and opened fire.... shakur was sitting in the passenger side and was hit multiple times. caroll- this is people screaming and blood flying caroll- suge is gushing blood from his head suge kept yelling pac pac pac retired metro police officer chris caroll was the first on intersection of las vegas boulevard and harmon where knight crashed his car. tupac he falls into my arm caroll- i tried to get a dying declaration from him im asking who shot you i could see him getting his breath together i thought he was going to get a name and he looked at me and said eff you this is the last photo taken of shakur the night of the shooting.... he died five days after at u-m-c at the age of 25. six months later in los angeles... east coast rapper christopher wallace otherwise known as notorious b-i-g is gunned down leaving a party... l-a-p-d detective russell poole is assigned the case.... and found the murder of shakur and wallace were connec

bus stop construction is underway at flamingo and koval just behind the strip. < > < > < > < > < > >> there is stake over -- there is a snake over on there. i don't know if it bit a guy and i don't want to be that close to that. >> one last thing. what does the pig say? >> oink! move! why can't you be smooth? >> i am smooth. they are taking the ball away. >> look. . you ain't smooth when you're crying and all emotional. >> i love those! that is ahead. or los angeles times says someone is about to lose a lottery prize. the winning ticket was sold in august at 7-eleven. the deadline to turn in the ticket is tomorrow! if no one comes forward, it would be the largest unclaimed super lotto plus ticket in california! closets there. >>> britain's "guardian" reports on the latest zika virus. a car. they plan to launch the zika car today. its name is a combination of zippy and car. the vehicle had been heavily promoted before the zika epidemic. the company now is coming up with another name for that car. >> "wall street journal" reports on possible plans by amazon to mortar brick stores. amazo